Tuesday, October 13
11:30am-12:45pm EDT
Watch the event recording:
The fourth panel in a four-part series sponsored by the UAE and the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security on the role of women in post-conflict reconstruction
With Opening Remarks by:
H.E. Lana Nusseibeh
UAE Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations
Guest Speaker:
Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix
Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations
Featuring a Panel Discussion with:
H.E. Adela Raz
Afghan Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations
Commander Seema Dhundia
Former Commander of the First All-Female UN Peacekeeping Force in Liberia
Dr. Sabrina Karim
Hardis Family Assistant Professor, Cornell University, and Author of Equal Opportunity Peacekeeping: Women, Peace, and Security in Post-Conflict Countries
Moderated by Ambassador Melanne Verveer
Executive Director, Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security
Leading experts discussed the importance of women’s meaningful participation in the post-conflict security sector. Panelists posed strategies for developing and implementing gender-sensitive national security policies and shared lessons learned from contexts and interventions that have effectively increased women’s participation in security forces – including peacekeeping, military and police.
Co-sponsored by The Permanent Mission of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations, The United Nations Department of Peace Operations, and The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security.